LETTER to the editor from the Harlow Alliance Party in response to the claims of the Conservative administration and statement from Cllr Swords. It really is breathtaking to hear Cllr Swords trying to disassociate himself and the Conservatives group in Harlow from those at Westminster,…

Dear Editor, I AM writing to you about the worrying loss of suicide-prevention funding in Harlow and the desperate need for it to be renewed in the upcoming Spring budget. Our local organisations in Harlow that run initiatives to reduce lives lost to suicide in…

Dear Editor, I AM writing on behalf of the residents of the area regarding the planning inspectorate overturning Harlow Council’s decision not to allow the above mast to be installed. The residents did put forward an alternative site some 300 yards closer to Katherines Way…

Dear Editor, SPRING is fast approaching, and with it the familiar sounds of the dawn chorus, as we listen out for the melodic blackbird, the beautiful song thrush and the sweet serenade of the blue tit. Bird song is important to many of us –…

A FEW weeks ago, we interviewed former Olympic marathon runner, Mara Yamauchi regarding the subject of parkruns, gender and self-identification. https://youtu.be/ye0lsbDNta8?si=ubLg9iK6a3_pEO7x The subject had come up due to an ongoing debate regarding athletes who were born male, participating in female sports. UK parkrun has stopped…

Dear Editor, AS per public questions at the last full council meeting it seems that Cllr Swords does not behave like a councillor or leader and basically has put two fingers up to everyone in the trade and includes the passenger safety for every resident…

Dear Editor, YESTERDAY’S  Government data revealed that shockingly, rough sleeping in England has risen 27% in the past year. And more than doubled since 2010. These aren’t just statistics, they are people, thousands of people, who’s lives have fallen apart in a terrible way and haven’t…

THE extraordinary scenes which took place in the Council chamber last week mirror much of what goes on in Parliament at Westminster, two sides of the political divide who rarely agree on anything.  However, as many commentators have already said, the failure of the Labour…

Dear Editor, IT appears the only reason Labour opposed the Conservative budget last week is something which may occur over the next four years. Presumably they approved of all the other elements of our Council Tax plans. Would now be a good time to remind…

Dear Editor, AS an independent observer, for many, many years, of local politics in Harlow, I am not surprised by the “extraordinary scenes” at the Full Council Budget meeting, but I am disappointed. I am not fooled by the Conservative’s Council Tax freeze, any more than I…

Dear Editor EVERY year Harlow Labour Councillors attend a Holocaust Memorial Day event, at which the Holocaust and other genocides are remembered, yet the Labour East regional office of the Labour Party will not allow members of Harlow Labour Party to discuss a Motion supporting…

Dear Editor, SO what happens to the single mums that have worked their socks off to provide for their two children with no help from the “dead beat” dads that refuse to help or support? My youngest granddaughter has medical needs that should have entitled…

Dear Sir, THE UNITED KINGDOM Independence Party (UKIP) with the support of many good business entrepreneurs such as Sir Tim Martin, did demonstrate the benefits of being an independent self governing nation by winning the Referendum to leave the EU.  Sadly the Conservatives have squandered the opportunity and failed to implement the legislation…

AS you may know, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to Harlow on Friday. His visit was met with a number of press releases from Essex Police and Harlow MP Robert Halfon about how crime is down, record numbers of policing, etc. In the interests…